Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XVIII
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Standing Rules of the Senate, Rule XVIII according to Standing Rules of the Senate, established by the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate, with administration of congressional buildings, and with credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections.The committee...

, governs the business continued from session to session within the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

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At the second or any subsequent session of a Congress, any undetermined legislative business of the Senate from that previous Congress shall be resumed and proceeded with in the same manner. This is to be done as if no adjournment of the Senate had taken place.
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